What makes a little boy feel grown-up? Dressing up like his Daddy, of course. Daddy’s Dastar captures a moment between a father who cherishes his little boy and a son who can’t wait to grow up. Tegh pleads with his father to let him wear one of his colorful dastars. Although his father insists that Tegh is far too young to wear one yet, Tegh convinces him otherwise. For after all, Tegh won’t be a little boy forever.

Daddy’s Dastar is also an introduction to Sikh culture and a celebration of its most cherished ceremonies.

Inni Kaur is the author of Journey with the Gurus; Sakhi-Time with Nani ji and Thank You, Vahiguru.

All the illustrations of this project are done and raising funds to print 3000 copies. SikhRI is requesting the DVN community to help us raise $10,000 to cover the printing cost. All funds raised will be utilized only for this project.

Target audience: Sikh children; Libraries (Multicultural + Bilingual)

11/27/2018

Project Update

Sikh Research Institute is delighted to announce the release of its new bilingual book for children: Daddy’s Turban. The book was written by Inni Kaur, meticulously edited by Gurdit Singh, poetically translated by Harminder Singh, and gracefully illustrated by Anantdip Kaur.

Representing the third children’s book in SikhRI’s collection — preceded by My Gurmukhi Khajana and Thank You, Vahiguru — Daddy’s Turban is the result of tremendous effort and explores the significance of dastar (turban) through the connection between father and son.

The book depicts the fascination of a little boy, Tegh, with the way his father wears his dastar. Tegh wants to grow up faster, while his father cherishes the naiveté of his son. Between the lines, this is a story of Sikh culture and a celebration of its most cherished ceremonies.

The fact is that there is not a lot of children’s literature today about Sikhi. Especially the bilingual kind. SikhRI is committed to producing high-quality content that is easily accessible to children, parents, and educators, most of whom feel removed from their homeland and heritage. — Jaswinder Singh Chadha, Chair of Board, SikhRI

Daddy’s Turban is a bilingual book, combining both English and Panjabi in equal measure, thus making it more accessible to a wider audience of the diaspora.

The book is targeted at boys and girls, ranging from 4 to 10 years old, as well as their parents and grandparents. Educators will also find the book helpful in their teaching, as it contains a special essay The Significance of Dastar Bandi written by Rubin Paul Singh which explains the deeper reasons behind wearing a dastar.

Daddy’s Turban will become available in November for $18.95 through the SikhRI store, with the Kindle edition following at a later date. To celebrate the gurpurab of Guru Nanak Sahib, all SikhRI books in November will be offered at 20% off.

For any questions regarding Daddy’s Turban or other SikhRI books, please contact Nicholas Singh at nicholas.singh@sikhri.org.

Name

Donation

Date

Amrit Kaur

$61.51

December 2018

J. P.

$25.00

December 2017

G. S.

$51.00

November 2017

G. B.

$200.00

November 2017

J. P.

$25.00

November 2017

J. P.

$25.00

October 2017

J. P.

$25.00

September 2017

J. P.

$25.00

August 2017

J. P.

$25.00

July 2017

J. P.

$25.00

June 2017

J. P.

$25.00

May 2017

J. P.

$25.00

April 2017

G. S.

$10.00

April 2017

G. S.

$10.00

March 2017

J. P.

$25.00

March 2017

G. S.

$10.00

February 2017

J. P.

$25.00

February 2017

G. S.

$10.00

January 2017

J. P.

$25.00

January 2017

R. G.

$127.49

December 2016

S. K.

$200.00

December 2016

M. A.

$50.00

December 2016

G. S.

$10.00

December 2016

J. P.

$25.00

December 2016

K. S.

$100.00

November 2016

N. K.

$100.00

November 2016

A. D.

$10.00

November 2016

G. S.

$10.00

November 2016

J. P.

$25.00

November 2016

D. M.

$35.00

October 2016

B. S.

$100.00

October 2016

G. S.

$10.00

October 2016

J. P.

$25.00

October 2016

D. M.

$35.00

September 2016

G. S.

$10.00

September 2016

J. P.

$25.00

September 2016

D. M.

$35.00

August 2016

G. S.

$10.00

August 2016

J. P.

$25.00

August 2016

D. M.

$35.00

July 2016

G. S.

$10.00

July 2016

J. P.

$25.00

July 2016

D. M.

$35.00

June 2016

G. S.

$10.00

June 2016

J. P.

$25.00

June 2016

D. M.

$35.00

May 2016

G. S.

$10.00

May 2016

J. P.

$25.00

May 2016

D. M.

$35.00

April 2016

G. S.

$10.00

April 2016

J. P.

$25.00

April 2016

D. M.

$35.00

March 2016

G. S.

$10.00

March 2016

J. P.

$25.00

March 2016

D. M.

$35.00

February 2016

G. S.

$10.00

February 2016

J. P.

$25.00

February 2016

D. M.

$35.00

January 2016

G. S.

$10.00

January 2016

J. P.

$25.00

January 2016

I. S.

$250.00

December 2015

D. M.

$35.00

December 2015

G. S.

$10.00

December 2015

J. P.

$25.00

December 2015

D. M.

$285.00

November 2015

J. P.

$25.00

November 2015

G. S.

$10.00

November 2015

I. D.

$250.00

November 2015

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